Support for conveyers.



No. 721,215. PATBNTED FEB. 24, 1903. c. METZGER.

SUPPORT FOR UONVEYERS.

APPLmATIoR mLnn SEPT. 26, 1002.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES METZGER, OF WHITTEMORE, IOWA.

SUPPORT FOR CONVEYERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 721,215, dated February24, 1903.

Application filed September 26,1902. Serial No. 124,977. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES METZGER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Whittemore, in the county of Kossuth and State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Supports for. Oonveyers;and I do hereby declare the following to'be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same. v

This invention relates to supports for the conveyers used to deliver thegrain from threshing-machines into Wagons; and it consists in the novelconstruction and combination of the parts hereinafter fully describedand claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of the support, showing it inposition. Fig. 2 is a plan View of the support. Fig. 3 is a detail viewof the forked brake-lever.

A is a portion of the casing of a threshingmachine or grain-separator.

B is a portion of an elevator for raising the grain delivered by themachine.

' O is a 'conveyer which receives the grain from the elevator B anddeliversit into" wagons. This conveyeris pivoted to the top part of thecasing of the threshing-machine, so that it may be swung around to anyconvenient position, and it is provided with a hinged spout c.

All the above-mentioned parts are of any approved construction and donot form a part of the present invention.

The free end portion of the conveyor is usually supported by a cord, andit is usually. necessary to tie it to the wagon to prevent it fromswinging about and spilling the grain.

According to the present invention special means are provided forpreventing the conveyer from swinging around when not desired withoutsecuring-it to the wagon.

D is a stationarybrake disk or wheel which is secured to the top of theelevator or other convenient position.

E is an arm which is pivoted by the pin (1 concentric with the disk Dand in line with the pivot of the conveyer. This arm is preferablyprovided with an extensible section E, which slides against the mainportion of the arm and is provided with suitable guides d to keep it inalinement. One of the armsections is provided with a slot 6, and e is ascrew for securing the two sections together after their length has beenadjusted. The outer section E is provided with a fastening ffor securingit to the free end portion of the conveyer.

F is an eye which projects laterally from the free end portion of thesection E.

G is a forked brake-lever the upper end portion of which is pivoted by apin 9 to the upper part of the arm E.

H is a brake-band which encircles the disk D and which has its endspivotally connected to the middle part of the lever G by means of a yokeh.

I is a cord which is secured at one end to the lower end of the lever G.This cord is passed through the eye F, and its other end portion isconnected to the free end portion of the hinged grain-spout c by meansof a catch 1'. This catch preferably consists of a cam provided with ahandle and pivoted in a bracket i, whichis secured to the spout. Thecord passes-between the cam and the bracket and is clamped by the saidcam.

The support may be swung around to any position, and the spout may beset to any desired angle. The weight of the spout and the grain in itpulls the cord I and causesthe brake-band to be pressed on thebrake-disk by means of the forked brake-lever, so that when the machineis at work and grain is being delivered through the spout the conveyeris held stationary in one position and does not have to be tied to thereceivingwagon.

V This device can be made and sold as an article of manufacture and canbe applied to band, and a flexible connection secured to the said leverand adapted to be connected with the grain-spout of the conveyer, substantially as set forth.

2. In a support for a conveyer, the combination, with a brake-disk, ofan arm for supporting a conveyer pivoted concentric with the said disk,and automatic brake mechanism supported by the said arm and operating tosecure it to the said disk when the conveyer is in operation,substantially as set forth.

3. In a support for a conveyer, the combination, with a brake-disk, ofan extensible arm pivoted concentric with the disk and provided with afastening for engaging with the free end of a conveyer, and automaticbrake mechanism supported by the said arm and operating to secure it tothe said disk when the conveyer is in operation, substantially as setforth.

CHARLES METZGER.

Witnesses GEORGE METZGER, HENRY PRAMLACH.

